Getting Started for Fitness Newbies

The tremendous benefits of exercise and active living are hard to ignore – from helping to maintain a healthy weight to increased energy to better sleep, the rationale for keeping fit is strong. Starting a new routine can seem like a daunting prospect for fitness newbies. The Mayo Clinic suggests these five steps to get started:

Assess your fitness level

Design your fitness program

Assemble your equipment

Get started by starting out slowly and building up gradually

Monitor your progress

Specifically interested in starting an exercise program in Calgary? Come out to YYCfit on May 13 & 14, 2017 to meet with Calgary’s finest fitness professionals and discuss how to best jump start your fitness routine.